2-Oxazolidinone, 3-(2-hydroxyethyl)-

CAS 3356-88-5

EPA’s 2023 records show zero U.S. production of this chemical.

US productionZero

Import volumeCBI

Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.

Top sourceNo public record

At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Production reporting year: 2023.

Where It Comes From

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Zero · Imports Confidential

EPA-registered importers (2)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Basf Se · DE Germany

Basf

Why It Matters

Sectors

Plastics & Rubber

Downstream UsesNot recorded

FDA Shortage Status

Whether any manufacturer currently reports this drug as in shortage on the FDA Drug Shortages database. "Active Shortage" means at least one presentation has status "current."

No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

•Polymerization promoter in Plastics Material and Resin ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$6.82/gAA BLOCKS

CountryUnited States

Pack$341.00 / 50 g

Purity90%

Vendors12 available

Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.

11 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$9.80	10 g	90%
AstaTech, Inc	United States	$19.92	25 g	90%
Combi-Blocks (back-ordered)	United States	$24.00	10 g	95%
Aaron Chemicals LLC	Hong Kong	$27.80	5 g	90%
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$28.60	5 g	90%
Angene International Limited	United States	$202.00	1 g	90%
Key Organics Ltd.	United Kingdom	$1960.00	100 mg	90%
Otava, Ltd.	Ukraine	$3232.50	40 mg	90%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	90%
Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC)	United States	$5000.00	30 mg	90%
Vitas M Chemical Limited	Hong Kong	$5133.33	30 mg	90%

Chemical Identity

CAS3356-88-5

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID20187246

FormulaC5H9NO3

Mol. Weight131.131 g/mol

SMILESOCCN1CCOC1=O

Data Sources

EPA TSCA InventoryRetrieved 2026-04-29
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

2-Oxazolidinone, 3-(2-hydroxyethyl)- (CAS 3356-88-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/3356-88-5/ EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 3356-88-5. Retrieved 2026-04-29. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 3356-88-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 3356-88-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting